Nicholsons of Cumberland and Askham - New  August 2007 a photo of Lowther Castle below! and more photos...

Askham Village
 William NICHOLSON
1st m
IGI internet:
Bride: BETTY ATKINSON   Marriage:  03 JUL 1784   parish of   Lazonby   Cumberland, England
Groom: William NICHOLSON this film was found by Wendy and details noted - Source # 0090642   Film  # 6904683

This is what we got for proof for this couple- the marriages 1784, Bishops Transcripts [BTs] for the Parish of   Lazonby    Cumberland, England .

It says here:  William NICHOLSON of LAZONBY PARISH,  batch.[elor] Betty Atkinson of the same parish, spinster were married in this  church by licence  this third day  of July in this year.
By me John William?? officiating xxx
This marriage was solemnised between William Nicholson ,
                                                                Betty Nicholson (late Atkinson)
In the presence of John Barnett?
                                Isabella Atkinson.
[The parish and year were noted at the top of the page which was a list with the basics, as below, of marriages performed by the minister for the year.]

BT  of m of William Nicholson to Betty Atkinson - witnesses John Barnett? and Isabella Atkinson
 

"William N and Betty Atkinson had:

1) Solomon Nicholson chr. 23April 1785 Lazonby Parish. BT
 

Chr Elizabeth Nicholson dau of Solomon Nicholson and Mary. 1 July 1813 Lazonby Parish BT


2) Edward Nicholson chr. 29 July 1787 Lazonby Parish BT. Buried 2 April 1788 Lazonby BT

Elizabeth (Betty) nee Atkinson buried 6 Feb 1789  Lazonby Parish BT
 

William Nicholson married Ann Hewitson 26/6/1794 Cumwhitton Parish BT

They had JOSEPH NICHOLSON chr. 15 Mar 1797 Cumrew Parish BT  , who married Isabella Ellwood on 19 Nov 1822 Newton Parish BT

Isabella Ellwod chr. 15 March 1897 Lazonby Parish BT"
 

2 m Ann HEWITSON b 7 Descember 1772   Cumwhitton Parish,  Cumberland,  England,
                                            father Joseph HEWETSON born  High Noskow / High Northough, mother unknown.
                                            brother John  HEWETSON b 22 Feb 1759
                                            sister Elizabeth  HEWETSON  b 9 Feb 1761
                                            brother Joseph  HEWETSON   4 Jul 1763 all born Cumwhitton Parish,  Cumberland,  England,
                                                                Joseph HEWETSON was a hand loom weaver ( cotton)  m. Jane HAYTON [no dates etc for her]
                                                                                                                                   Thanks to Christine B
 m 28 June 1794 - Cumwhitton Parish,  Cumberland,  England

IGI
"WILLIAM NICHOLSON - International Genealogical Index / BI
 Gender: Male Marriage: 28 JUN 1794 Cumwhitton, Cumberland, England, Ann Hewitson"    Source 1694 - 1876   #  0252823    Film
We see [below] from the photocopy of Parish Register of the Parish of   Cumwhitton
 " William Nicholson, widower,  of the Parish of Askham, County of Northumberland and Ann Hewitson spinster,  of this parish, 1794,  signed by William but Ann "her mark" and "X " so  she could not write- not necessarily true says Christine B.  The witnesses were  Isaac Williamson and Joseph Hewitson [probably the father or brother of the bride] -Yes

 

Their children born several parishes:
NB William's  occupation in parish register "dish turner" =A person who made wooden bowls or dishes on a lathe]

  1. Joseph NICHOLSON  15 MAR 1797   Lazonby, Cumberland, England  got a photo copy.

    2. Father WILLIAM NICHOLSON
    Mother Ann
     6904682   Film    IGI -LDS web site
     
  2. Mary   29 JUN 1799  Lazonby Cumberland England

    3.  Father WM NICHOLSON
    Mother Ann
     6904682   Film  IGI -LDS web site
     
  3. ANN NICOLSON 22 MAR 1801 chr Cumwhitton, Cumberland, England  -IGI web

    4. Father WILLIAM NICOLSON
    Mother:  ANN HEWETSON
     6904748   Film  IGI -LDS web site
     
     
  4. WILLIAM NICHOLSON  08 JUL 1803   Saint Andrews, Penrith, Cumberland, England

    5. Father:  WILLIAM NICHOLSON
    Mother:  ANN HEWITSON
     6904795   Film   -IGI web
     
  5. WILLIAM NICHOLSON 18 NOV 1804   Saint Andrews, Penrith, Cumberland, England

    6. Father:  WILLIAM NICHOLSON
     Mother:  ANN HEWITSON
     6904795   Film    -IGI  web
     
  6. JOHN NICHOLSON 10 OCT 1806   Saint Andrews, Penrith, Cumberland, England

    7. Father:  WILLIAM NICHOLSON
      Mother:  ANN HEWATSON
     6904795   Film   -IGI  web
     
     
  7. HENRY NICHOLSON 25 OCT 1807 Lazonby, Cumberland, England

    8. Father William Nicholson
    Mother Ann
    Film  6904682  - IGI  web
SEE BELOW FOR "CENSUS" RECORDS   including Askam and nearby parishes!!
CHURCH RECORDS for Westmorland EXTANT HERE  ASKHAM

Now  since finding  all this ab out Nicholsons in  ASKHAM parish it is remembered by JGN,  in  2002  that " we have a  family memory of a drawing belonging to Ballarat Nicholsons"  of Lowther Castle, [4 miles south of Penrith] Westmorland  [history here] with inscription on back

"this is where my grand father grew  up"  - it is not known who wrote this on the backk of the Castle sketch. JGN has  but perhaps probably  Joseph Nicholson born 1830.

[Askham parish was taken over by the Lowther Hall parish]

 This sketch and its  inscription  lends credence to this above William NICHOLSON being an  ancestor of the Nicholsosns of Ballarat and Moore Township  Canda.and  Michigan USA.

"Lowther Castle
 Lowther Castle has been the family seat of the Earls of Lonsdale from  the site of mansions dating back to the reign of    Edward I. The present building was started in 1806, for  the   fifth Earl, to designs by Sir Robert Smirke. Lowther Castle.  The castle was well known for its wide range of activities and entertainment of       distinguished guests.After the death of the fifth Earl of Lonsdale,  the Castle was abandoned, the interior was dismantled and only the walls left   standing as a memorial to past glories.
Within the estate is 'The Lowther Oak', which accoring to ancient folklore  is   responsible for the good fortune of the Lonsdales. Bad luck will be bestowed on  the family if a branch of the oak touches the ground. The branch is propped  up to prevent this!
A public road passes through the estate from Askham to  Lowther Newtown, passing St Michael's Church which is opposite the front of the    Castle. Inside the Church are various memorials to members of the Lowther    family.

Sir Robert Smirke also designed St Peter's Church in nearby Askham.

 So we are now looking for any records of ASKHAM parish and round about in   1760s- that are not on the  IGI


Lowther Castle photo 2007  by Sheila B.  of  England.
Sheila's  ancestor,  Isabella Carruthers  worked there when Lord Lonsdale lived there.  Isabella Carruthers from Askham lived till she was ninety two. She was able to tell  all about her years in Askham in service to Lord Lonsdale. The place is very beautiful - the drive to the village of Askham is through beautiful green parkland.   Isabella  had a great grandmother on her fathers side,  Isabella HARKER (nee Nicholson) [ Isabella Nicholson born estimated by me,-Liz of  approx. 1800 ] from Kirkland Westmorland.

 Matthew HARKER  m. Isabella NICHOLSON  in 1817 at Crosthwaite Parish Church Keswick.

They had a large family:
Their eldest daughter Ann  Carruthers (nee Harker) was working  at a farm in Watendlath a hamlet in Borrowdale around 1841. The farmhouse was used by the author Hugh Walpole for the heroine of his book Judith Paris the second of the trilogy The Herries Chronicles. The story  was set just before Ann would have worked there but the descriptions of the area and the people who lived at that time are fantastic. Well worth a read for anyone researching family in the Lakes.

Fold Head Farm  (formerly Watendlath Farm) [ Watendlath is about 15 miles West of Askham ]
 

Surprise View on the way down from Watendlath overlooking Derwentwater

The view from Crosthwaite Parish Church Keswick

Many thanks to Sheila B for the above beautiful photos of the  area.taken 2007
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Lovley photos of this area here
Fascinating history of One family and the wars and owners of Lowther castle and the area of interest here:


IGI -LDS web site! need to be checked out to see if they may be ours...

IGI
JOSEPH NICHOLSON [he is ours]
  Male Event(s):  Birth:
  Christening:   15 MAR 1797
   Lazonby, Cumberland, England
  Parents:
  Father:
            WILLIAM NICHOLSON
  Mother:  ANN
Source: C058711                  1738 - 1875                               0090642       Film      6904682

IGI
WILLIAM NICHOLSON -who is he? prob a cousin/brother ?
Birth/ch 29 MAR 1758     Newton Reigny, Cumberland, England
Parents:
  Father: WILLIAM NICHOLSON
  Mother:             ANN
Source P003031  1571 - 1812     0924749 IT 1          Film       6904721

Askham parish is  bounded by the parishes of Barton, Lowther, and Bampton, and consists of two manors and townships, Askham, and Helton.

"The parish of Askham includes the manors of Askham and Helton Flecket"
Askham -   near by parishes:
East -Lowther and Bampton,
-South - Bampton,
-West-  Barton, -
North - Barton and Lowther;
In 1777 it had about 81 families, all of the church of England, except only one or two.

-MIs for  church yard of Askham, St Peter in Sept: 2002- the only Nicholsons were:
Hannah wife of John NICHOLSON of Helton, died 27 Jul 1910, age 68
Also John NICHOLSON, died 16 Apr 1918, age 86
Also Jonathan Martin their eldest son, died 17 Jan 1923, age 50


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Askham parish 1787 Census! [About 350 people listed here. no ages - this is all you  can get]

/John NICHOLSON Head Yeoman  M
Margt NICHOLSON Wife  F

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Tho NICHOLSON  Head Yeoman M

Ann NICHOLSON Wife  F

Jane NICHOLSON Daughter Minor F

Ann NICHOLSON Mother Widow F

/
Ann HODGSON  Spinster F

Ann LANCASTER Spinster F

/
Margt HODGSON Dairymaid F
 living in a big house with lodger- school teacher etc see http://edenlinks.rootsweb.com/1gp/RECORDS/CC/ASK.HTM
/
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 sources: North Westmorland Window Tax of 1777 [names of interest]
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NICHOLSON Abram 7 Christopher 3 Henry 1, 3 John 1, 6, 8 Mark 1 Palmer 1 Robert 4, 7 Thomas 1, 7 William 1, 3 Mr 1
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ATKINSON/ALKINSON Edmund 7 Edward 6 Elizabeth 4 George 1, 7 Hannah 3 James 1, 3, 5, 8 Jane 8 John 1, 3, 4, 5, 8 Joseph 1, 8 Mathew 8 Ralph 3 Richard 1, 3, 4 Robert 4 Thomas 1, 3, 4, 6 William 1, 3 Mrs 1 Widow 1, 4

/
HODGSON Elizabeth 1 Esther 8 George 7 James 1, 4 John 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 Joseph 8 Mary 3, 7 Michael 1 Peter 8 Richard 6 Robert 1 Thomas 1, 2, 3, 7 William 5, 6

/


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North Westmorland Window Tax 1770 below

ASKHAM [parish]

Thos RICKERBY  Mattw HEWETSON  Chris WINDER

Jonath BARKER  John TOULSON  Widow BOWMAN

Mr BOULTON  Willm NOBLE  John YARKER

Chris BAILIFF  Jos YOUART  Jacob THOMPSON

John BAILIFF  Edw’d TINKLER  John HOLME

John DAWSON  John AIREY  Serj’t TIFFIN

Thos BOWMAN  Anth HALL Sen  Anth HALL Jun

Jos BROWN  Paul SEWEL Jos WINDER

Rich’d BIRD  Thos ALLISON  Arthur GRAHAM

Willm LANCASTER  Thos TINKLER  Ann LANCASTER

Willm MARTINDALE  Thos NICHOLSON  John LAW

Isab BARKER  Mrs FOXCROFT  Rowland WILSON

John STAFFORD  Wade SMITH  Edw’d BOWMAN

Willm TALEFORTH  Thos POTTS  Willm CLARK

Assessors
 Collectors
 43 Houses

John STELEY

Jos BROWN
 Anth HALL sen

Anth HALL sen

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APPLEBY [parish]
...
John COULTHARD   Robt HODGSON   Thos OUTHWAITE

Mr ROBERTSON  Mr WHITEHEAD  Thos SMITH

Thos ELWOOD  John ROBINSON Esq.  Robt HODGSON

Miss BURRA  Mr NICHOLSON  Mrs ATKINSON
 

Mrs ROBINSON  James HOWARD  John JAMESON
 ,...
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ASBY WINDERWATH [whole of it]

John PARK  Edw WILSON  Nich JACKSON

Mathw STEADMAN  Geo BOUSFIELD  John SOWERBY

John EWBANK  Thos BELL  John NICHOLSON

John SPOONER  Benj DOCKERAY  James MARTIN

Willm BOUSFIELD  John SMITH  John ION

Thos TAYLOR  Jos LOWIS  Mary ELLIOTSON

Mat METCALFE  James PATRICK  Willm ELLIOTSON

Thos CLEMMETT  William POWLEY  Robt ARMSTRONG

John BOUSFIELD Willm CLARK  Thomas CLARK  Willm DODD

Assessors                          Collectors                  28 Houses

Thomas TAYLOR         Anthony NICHOLSON
Wm ELIOTSON             James PATRICK
 

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BAMPTON

Edm’d LANGHORN  Rich’d LANGHORN  John HEWITSON

Willm WAKEFIELD  Willm STEPHENSON  Thos SIMPSON

Edmd ION  Geo BIRBECK  John TODHUNTER

John MOUNSEY  Anth BRADLEY  Richd POWLAY

Robt JACKSON  Jos SPEDDING  Hen NICHOLSON

Mary NEWTON  Jonath FARRA  John HEBSON

Thos SPEIGHT  Willm TINKLER  Thos NEWTON

John HUDSON  Hen WILKINSON  John STEPHENSON

Rich’d NOBLE   Eliz POWLAY  Willm HAYTON

Willm CRAYTON  Willm NICHOLSON   Eliz HOTBLACK

Willm HUDSON  Thos ATKINSON  Eliz ATKINSON

William WILKINSON  Edm’d WRIGHT  Jos LAW
.....
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BARTON

James CARRICK  Thos STORY  Jos CLARK

Jane IDLE        Robt HERRAT(?)  Jos TODD

John SISSON  Mrs MYERS    Powlay MILL

John NICHOLSON  Sam’l LANCASTER  John LANCASTER

Jos BROWN  Philip GRINDALL  Mrs Thos MARK

James RUDDERFORD  John MILNER  John ULLOCK

Willm BIRD  John LANCASTER  Jos WALKER

John SISSON  Thos PARKER  Thos NICHOLSON
...
Mark NICHOLSON  Mr WADE  Mark WALKER
..
BOLTON

Chris PARKIN  Wm WORKMAN  Edm’d ADDISON

Ric’d BELLAS  John JAMSON  John WOOF

John LAMBERT  Willm GIBSON  Rich’d ADDISON

Alice BOWLESWELL  John NICHOLSON  Jos SAVAGE

Thos WILLAN  James SAVAGE  Hen DENT Jun

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BROUGH SOWERBY all of it [parish]

Robert BRUNSKILL  William DALTON  Lancelot WISTELL

John KIPLING  Robt CUMPSTONE  Sarah VARTE

Sarah CAMPBELL  Robt RUDD  Geo BROWN

John ALDERSON  John ROBINSON  Isab CUMPSTONE

John GRAINGER  Lancelot BELL  Wm RUDD

Jacob MILLER  John DICKENSON  John DODD

Robt LONGSTAFF  Thos LONGSTAFF  John LONGSTAFF

Richard PARKE  Robt PEARSON  Thos SMITH

Palmer NICHOLSON  Thos RUDD  Robt LONGSTAFF

Richard PARKER  Jere JACKSON

Assessors
 Collectors
 

John DICKINSON
 John LONGSTAFF
 

Thos RUDD
 Richard PARKE

 -all of it
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 Email with any relevant information please
 

Lots of Nicholson Family in Canada and Australia see trees and info and  descendants here

Another web site with documentation of a line of  Nicholsons who lived in Ashkam c 1820